1st time on this forum, so hope this is in the right place.  I have FS2020 on my Dell laptop (high end spec,15in screen) and find it esier to use analogue instruments than the G1000; the latter being just over 2 inches across and thus too small to read all of the detail.  Relatively few planes have panels with dials however; the ones that do, have so little cockpit illumination that they are impossible to read.  Setting the screen brightness to 100 doesn't improve matters and my attmpts to turn on the panel lights have not been succssful - having found the panel light option in the 'Controls' section, setting the switch to a simple keyboard letter has no effect.

 

Be mighty grateful if anyone has a solution to making the instruments legible.

 

Hi,

I solved this problem by changing the gamma value on my graphics card driver.

Can't attest to other planes, but the C172 has an instrument panel brightness knob next to the throttle (have to hide the yoke) that turns on full instrument illumination.  It's not that bright but def a good improvement.

The L key turns on the lights .

 

Best CJ

The feel of the brightness is also dynamic to simulate how your eyes work in real world. I notice this when using TrackIR. If I look down at the instruments, so I don't see much outside, then the brightness goes up to simulate your eyes adopting. If I look mostly outsdie, then the part of the instruments I can see gets dark.

 

7 hours ago, Chuck_Jodry-VJPL said:

The L key turns on the lights .

And Alt + L turns on the torch (flashlight) if you need it at night.